Antorus, The Burning Throne

The builds suggested here primarily suggest one of the two Tier 21 single-target builds based around Aszendenz or Eisfuror for single-target and an AoE build centered around Blitzableiter though I'll go over exceptions and particular suggestions on a fight-by-fight basis.

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I personally prefer Eisfuror for this boss as there's a lot of predictable movement that it makes simple so long as you're used to it. Aszendenz is still a viable option here as well if you prefer it.

Par for the course as first bosses go, there's nothing Elemental-specific to look out for on Normal or Heroic.

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This fight is one that's worth keeping your old Tier 20 set bonuses for. Unless the gap between your Tier 20 and Tier 21 is greater than 30 item levels, you'll generally want to use Tier 20 (and subsequently Urelementarist) for as keeping Flame Shocks rolling on 2 targets is going to make it worthwhile. It's usually not worth going with Sturmelementar without a specialized (read: All haste/crit, little-nothing of anything else) gearset for it though.

No changes in legendaries for this encounter, as you'll still run a gambling build. It is however worth noting that running Eisfuror is viable here as well.

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Nothing of additional importance here for Elemental. Just more mechanics that everyone needs to pay attention to.

If you have to be in a pod, try your utmost to be assigned to pod #3 as there are no adds during that section of the fight at all

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If your guild is struggling with bat damage you can opt into more single-target damage by using Seele des Scharfsehers and Nachbeben as listed above or even use Elementarschlag but don't drop Blitzableiter. Ele's greatest strength on this fight is turning add cleave into boss damage with Lightning Rod. Don't give it up for the world.

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Nothing really changes here from an Elemental perspective on Mythic. Making sure you interrupt the small adds becomes more important, so make sure to utilize Windstoß & Totem der Blitzwoge to their fullest so that there are no surprise wipes!

Sublimierender Portalfrost - The +1% Nature damage trait is weak. Netherlight Crucible rolls can carry it, but there are many better options for frost relics in Antorus.

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This fight is almost entirely AoE with a little bit of priority target hitting thrown in, making my favored build the above. Priority adds don't live long enough to take advantage of Urelementarist to its fullest I've found, so my preference is Elementarschlag.

When killing bats, try to get 1 or two Blitzableiters up before using Sturmhüter to AoE them down as this significantly increases your bat damage. Also, don't knock the bats back with Gewitter as this will cause bats to immediately beeline to Eonar!

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If you get assigned to click the red crystal Rückkopplung - Brennende Glut then make sure you save either Rückenwind or your Extra Action Button Brandung des Lebens for the knockup as the falling damage is quite heavy. As a squishy ranged that's the crystal you *should* be assigned to, but on the off-chance you're assigned Rückkopplung - Anvisiert just be extra careful of the standard mechanics of the fight as they'll always target you as well.

Elemental Gear Drops:

Ring der Lebensbinderin - Assuming item level is equal this *should* be the third best ring from Antorus, but as always with jewelry sim to be certain of upgrades!

Vitalitätsresonator - While there are many opportunities to take advantage of the higher int at higher hp portion of the use, it's relatively weak. It's a good filler while waiting for trinkets from Kin'garoth & Argus though!

Tröpfchen des reinigenden Sturms - Another Flame Shock relic. Pick it up if you still use T20-4 for progression, but otherwise avoid it unless you get a very high ilvl one.

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Imonar is a full single-target fight with long periods of downtime while you move back and forth between the two main platforms. Due to this downtime, Aszendenz is preferred for the level 100 tier talent.

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If your raid doesn't have a Bear for a reliable Anstachelndes Gebrüll then consider taking Totem des Windsturms to help get everyone across the bridge in a timely manner. Assuming you don't have monstrously high dps, it should be up for every other transition. It's worth keeping in mind that Rückenwind has relatively limited use here so taking Totem des Windsturms for group emergencies has the potential to prevent the occasional wipe.

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Kin'garoth is all single target damage, with burst phases that're approximately 2 minutes apart. As Aszendenz can't be up for every set of adds (said burst phase) my suggestion is to use Eisfuror for more consistent damage each burst phase. Additionally you could even look to things like Elementarbeherrschung or Sturmelementar for even more focus on that burst damage, but those choices hit you very hard outside of those phases and generally aren't large enough of a boost to be worth it. If your guild is struggling with add damage though, it's something to try and consider.

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Rückenwind becomes even more necessary than usual here, as many guilds adopt a strategy where you leave many Diabolische Bombes up later on in the fight and getting to/from your assigned construct is much easier with it.

Try to go into each Apokalypseprotokoll phase with full a full maelstrom bar, Sturmhüter pre-casted, and if possible stacks of Macht des Mahlstroms up. This fight on mythic is all about damage to the constructs, and that's part of the ideal way to maximize it.

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Kochend heiße Schmetterschützer - One of the three wrist drops in Antorus. Which one is best at any given time varies with your gearset, so make sure to compare them via sims!

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Varimathras is yet another full-on single-target fight. For normal and heroic that's all there is to it. Both Eisfuror and Aszendenz are about equal for Normal and Heroic. There's nothing here that's elemental-specific beyond perhaps that this is the only fight that you could take Führung der Ahnen on and never feel guilty about it. Using Rückenwind is asking to die and Totem des Windsturms doesn't have much use either.

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I strongly prefer Eisfuror for Mythic, especially when you're progressing early. You'll have many Schatten von Varimathras that need to be killed quickly before their Echos der Verdammnis cast finishes or it's an instant wipe. Elemental shines at killing these adds as you can pool Maelstrom Power and a T21-2pc proc to chunk them. If you don't pool properly, Eisfuror allows you to continue helping significantly on those adds as well. When using Aszendenz you're ill-equipped to recover from that kind of mistake and unless your raid can pick up the slack it's a wipe.

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Neuroschockelektrode - As a 1% Nature Damage (Call The Thunder) relic this is one of the weaker options. There are no "great" Storm Relic options though, so keep an eye on these as NLC can make it good enough to use.

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Coven of Shivarra is another fight where, like with Felhounds of Sargeras, it's worth keeping and using your T20-4pc bonus unless you've got at least 30 ilvls per slot on it with your T21 set. 2 constant flame shock targets, along with the many adds that the Fire Ele tends to line up very well for, make this close to the ideal fight for the T20-4pc.

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Schulterstücke der ehrwürdigen Geister - Part of your ideal 4-pc, though it's one of the better options to use an offpiece for (argus shoulders) if you can't get a helm from Portal Keeper or have a high ilvl tier helm.

Ring des fanatischen Folterers - Assuming ilvl is equal this *should* be the 2nd best ring in the raid, and the best for AoE. As always with jewelry, sim to make sure what's best for your current gearset.

Zorn des Sturmrufers - As an Earthquake relic this is one you should strive to avoid, but again as there's no good Storm Relic in Antorus for Ele keep an eye on it as the NLC can carry it.

Eisiger Düsterstein - Once you have your T21-4pc this is the best frost relic in the raid and has the 2nd-best trait for ele in the game. Aim for this one or the one off Argus as the traits are about equal.

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Aggramar is primarily single-target with moderate movement and a few priority adds. I personally prefer Eisfuror for this fight, though Aszendenz is viable as well.

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On mythic, the intermission phase is about burning down the two Flamme von Taeshalach relatively quickly so that you're more easily able to control the Funke von Taeshalach adds. Elemental, when you properly prepare for it, can shine in this aspect. If, like on Kin'garoth, you go into the phase with a full Maelstrom Power bar and Sturmhüter pre-casted you're able to get a huge burst of damage onto the Flames as they're spawning and do high overall damage to them.

You'll likely be in a knockback rotation as Gewitter is tied for the farthest knockback in the game and with mass grips spreading the adds shouldn't be a concern. In the final phase, if your raid elects to move the boss around a bit to help control the Embers, make sure you're knocking the main pile back so that it's both as far from the boss as possible, and close to any stragglers that may have spawned from Leuchtfeuer if possible. This will help maintain overall control over the adds and hopefully lead you to an easier kill!

Elemental Gear Drops:

Kopfputz der ehrwürdigen Geister - Your tier helm, but not part of your ideal 4-pc. The helm from Portal Keeper, assuming item level is equal, will be the piece to use here. When item levels aren't equal though, this can change.

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For Normal and Heroic Argus the boss itself is all single-target. The adds in the constellation phase each have debuffs that increase the damage they take from certain schools, which makes Eisfuror impractical. It *can* be used, but my personal preference is Aszendenz

Helm der erweckten Seele - In the unreasonable case that you get absolutely no warforges, titanforges, or sockets on any of your tier slot items this is technically the best offset piece because of the higher base item level. It falls behind the helm from Portal Keeper otherwise though.

Kette des Zerrütters - This should be the best neck in the raid, though as always with jewelry sim to be sure.

Entweihtes Siegel des Pantheons - Don't discard this immediately due to the poor itemization. Depending on the gearset, the higher item level can occasionally put it mildly ahead of other options. As always, sim jewelry to be certain what's best for your gearset.

Raureif des Geisterreichs - The trait on this relic is about even with the one on the Frost relic from Coven (technically 3rd overall.) Between the two, higher item level and NLC rolls will determine which is better.

Muschel des Donnerers - The trait on this relic is Chain Lightning, but as there are no good storm relics higher item level and NLC rolls can carry it.

Tomb of Sargeras

The builds suggested here for Tomb of Sargeras assume that you're still running the Tier 20 set bonuses. Single-target builds utilizing Tier 21 can be found in the Antorus guide above or in the Stat Priority Guide where I go over each build in greater detail. Most of the raid will see you using either the single-target build of your choice or a more cleave/aoe-focused one based on Blitzableiter, but I'll note any additional noteworthy builds on a fight-by-fight basis.

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As the first boss, Goroth's fairly basic. There's nothing Elemental-specific to look out for on Normal or Heroic.

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There is one additional mechanic to watch out for on Mythic - Schwefelregen. In order to soak it alone, you'll need to have Astralverschiebung active and either an additional external cooldown from one of your healers or a full shield from Prydaz, Xavarics Magnum Opus. Without that, you'll need at a bare bones minimum 1 other person with you to soak it and 2 others to soak it safely.

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Take a few pulls to get used to the bounce range of Chain Lightning here. Once you're used to it you're able to pretty consistently hit 4-5 targets with Chain Lightning each time. Knowing which targets Chain Lightning will and won't be able to bounce to at a glance is a big part of maximizing your damage on this fight.

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Depending on how much AoE damage your guild has, and which tadpoles your guild decides to hatch, Totem des flüssigen Magmas can be extremely powerful here for progression.

Talisman der steigenden Flut - This is a good trinket only for the Gambling Build, and is one of the best for that build. Unless you run that build for single-target dps you can ignore this trinket entirely.

Totem des flüssigen Magmas can also be a powerful tool, though it depends on how much AoE your raid has. If Abyssalpirschers are dying before you get most of your LMT off, then it's probably not worthwhile.

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This fight on Mythic requires very controlled AoE dps, and also has a very high single-target requirement. As such, try to work with your guild so that you're able to use Blitzableiter to its full potential, as in theory it should provide the greatest single-target when you're able to utilize it fully on a fight like this.

If you find your AoE/cleave is too much and you're killing Abyssalpirschers too quickly, consider swapping to an Aszendenz-based single-target build. Killing those stalkers too quickly will cause wipes, so be conscious of that!

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Work with your guild to be assigned to the spirit realm, as Elemental has a very difficult time surviving Speer der Pein. If you end up being assigned to the corporeal realm, make sure that you both use Astralverschiebung AND get an external from one of your healers. You can technically survive with Astralverschiebung alone, but if Klagende Seelen is going on in the spirit realm as you're sent there you'll likely be killed by that before the heal-absorb can be healed off of you unless you had that additional external (or a full shield from Prydaz, Xavarics Magnum Opus.)

Spektrales Weihrauchfass - The worst trinket for single-target in tomb, but the 2nd-best one for AoE. Feel free to pick one up for M+ when your Shadow Priests all have one.

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This is probably the only boss where I'll say that one of the single-target builds are a head and shoulders above the rest. Use either a basic Aszendenz build or a gambling build as they will be much stronger than Blitzableiter or Eisfuror based builds due to being able to stack Aszendenz with Essenzfragmente buffs.

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Try to avoid using Geisterwolf or Rückenwind during Entfesseltes Chaos unless you're nearly trapped in the swirls, as it's very easy to accidentally kill other raid members with your own swirls when you use speed boosts/movement abilities irresponsibly.

Rückenwind can be used during phase 2 to cancel out the knockback and avoid the falling damage from Dunkles Mal if timed well.

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Make sure you're lining up Sturmhüter with the adds spawned by Schattenreflexion: Eruptiv as often as you can. You won't be able to line it up with all of them, but you can line it up with most of them and having that large AoE burst is a big help in getting them down.

It is technically physically possible for you to take care of Flammende Kugel on heroic with Rückenwind, Geisterwolf, and Astralverschiebung on Heroic. However, it really ought to be Mages or Hunters handling this as they're a bit better equipped for it. In a pinch though? You can back them up if need be.

If you're gearing up for KJ Mythic odds are you aren't reading this, but in case you are - There isn't really much additional to do to maximize yourself on mythic that isn't covered in the basic tips. There's a lot of movement though, so a gambling build or an Eisfuror-based build will probably serve you better than the others on this fight.

Elemental Gear Drops:

Sphäre der Entropie - This is the best available Frost relic in Tomb, and only an equal item level Frost relic from Black Rook Hold will currently win out over it.